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Its ability to set the terms of the national discourse and political agility prompts BJP leaders to claim that they will be in power for a few more decades.

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Banning reformist parties won’t stop move for change

Things may get worse after Thailand’s Move Forward Party dissolution but they vow to fight on.

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Is it time for Australia to pass a national Human Rights Act?

Parliament has the power to enshrine human rights protections in federal law. Proposals are on the table.

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The return of coalition politics in India

India’s election results have given a new lease of life to the regional parties.

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Climate change deepens India’s north-south divide

India’s new government has to resolve tensions over climate disaster compensation between the Union government and its southern states.

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Modi’s election slip a watershed moment for Indian politics

The BJP are left licking their wounds and INDIA knows the Modi machine is not invincible. This is what prompted this week’s shock election result.

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India’s decade of democratic deficit

Parliamentary procedures have been tossed aside as an increasing number of laws are passed with little or no debate.

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The crisis of India’s parliamentary democracy

Parliament’s hollowing out can only be checked, and reversed, by a successful electoral challenge to the Modi personality cult.

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India’s electronic voting machines have a trust problem

Criticism of EVMs is legitimate, but it shouldn’t overwhelm the devices’ potential to strengthen democracy

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Indian democracy’s tryst with trust

Elections in India are a paradoxical see-saw between trust and legitimacy crisis.

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Pakistan, where democracy wears an army uniform

The Pakistan military does not want a genuinely popular civilian political leader in power

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In the era of AI-generated news, readers value trust over customised content

Governments are hiding data, threatening democracy. Here’s how it affects you

AI and the news: How it helps, fails, and why that matters

Why India’s ruling party is confident of being in power for long

Banning reformist parties won’t stop move for change

Is it time for Australia to pass a national Human Rights Act?

The return of coalition politics in India

Climate change deepens India’s north-south divide

Modi’s election slip a watershed moment for Indian politics

India’s decade of democratic deficit

The crisis of India’s parliamentary democracy

India’s electronic voting machines have a trust problem

Indian democracy’s tryst with trust

Pakistan, where democracy wears an army uniform

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